How much does an Emergency Room Technician make in Houston, TX? The average Emergency Room Technician salary in Houston, TX is $42,512 as of March 26, 2024, but the range typically falls between $38,484 and $47,977. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. 

Emergency Room Technician Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Emergency Room Technician Salary $34,816 Houston,TX March 26, 2024
25th Percentile Emergency Room Technician Salary $38,484 Houston,TX March 26, 2024
50th Percentile Emergency Room Technician Salary $42,512 Houston,TX March 26, 2024
75th Percentile Emergency Room Technician Salary $47,977 Houston,TX March 26, 2024
90th Percentile Emergency Room Technician Salary $52,952 Houston,TX March 26, 2024
25% $38,484 10% $34,816 90% $52,952 75% $47,977 $42,512 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What skills does an Emergency Room Technician need?

Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.

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Confidentiality: The process of and obligation to apply and enforce rules and practices that ensure that specific types of information are accessible only to those authorized to use it.

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Emergency Services: Emergency Services are the public organizations that respond to and deal with emergencies when they occur, especially those that provide police, ambulance, and firefighting services.

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Health Care: Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration, or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people.

Confidentiality 4.07%
Emergency Services 1.99%
Health Care 4.07%
Others 89.87%

Job Description for Emergency Room Technician

Emergency Room Technician provides clinical and administrative support to emergency department staff. Prepares patients for physician examination. Being an Emergency Room Technician measures and records vital signs, performs EKGs, and collects lab samples as needed. Provides wound care and assists with splints, slings, casts, and crutches. Additionally, Emergency Room Technician cleans, inspects, and sets up emergency rooms and equipment. Requires a high school diploma. Requires CPR/BLS Certification. May require EMT or CNA Certification. Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. Emergency Room Technician's years of experience requirement may be unspecified. Certification and/or licensing in the position's specialty is the main requirement. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)... View full job description

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Career Path for Emergency Room Technician

A career path is a sequence of jobs that leads to your short- and long-term career goals. Some follow a linear career path within one field, while others change fields periodically to achieve career or personal goals.

For Emergency Room Technician, the upper level is Nursing Assistant - Non-certified and then progresses to Patient Care Technician (PCT).

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Emergency Room Technician salary varies from city to city. Compared with national average salary of Emergency Room Technician, the highest Emergency Room Technician salary is in San Francisco, CA, where the Emergency Room Technician salary is 25.0% above. The lowest Emergency Room Technician salary is in Miami, FL, where the Emergency Room Technician salary is 3.5% lower than national average salary.

City, State Compared to national average
City, State San Francisco, CA Compared to national average
+ 25.0%
City, State Washington, DC Compared to national average
+ 11.3%
City, State Miami, FL Compared to national average
-3.5%
City, State Chicago, IL Compared to national average
+ 4.9%
City, State Boston, MA Compared to national average
+ 12.1%
City, State New York, NY Compared to national average
+ 16.8%
City, State Dallas, TX Compared to national average
-1.3%

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